Texas Women's Foundation
Texas Women’s Foundation is a Dallas-based public charity, formed in 1985 and formerly known as Dallas Women’s Foundation. It supports women and girls in Texas through research, advocacy, grantmaking, and leadership programs focused on economic security, stability, and success.
Texas Women's Foundation at a glance
In short: Texas Women's Foundation gave $3.1M across 62 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Texas. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,126,556
- -34.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 62
- -67.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,428
- +101.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,000
- Total assets
- $26,256,669
- -4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (18 of 62, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Texas Women's Foundation
- Review Cycle
- The listed 2026 Community Grant Cycle deadline was January 20, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time; this is a past deadline.
- Deadline
- The listed 2026 Community Grant Cycle deadline was January 20, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: 8150 North Central Expy 110, Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: (214) 525-5320
Website: https://txwf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Texas Women's Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Documentary Arts Inc ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
814 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 672 grants of 814 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes its Community Grant Cycle as focused on the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and contiguous counties. The 2026 guidelines specified Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties and immediate surrounding counties. In filing year 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to Texas recipients, 2% to Illinois, and 1% to Florida; the filing also lists recipients in New York and Kansas at 0% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 62 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Texas Women's Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 18 of 62 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $38K; repeat grants $56K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $31K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.1M (2025) to $10.2M (2021). In 2025 it made 62 grants totaling $3.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Documentary Arts Inc Dallas, TX | Stompin' at the Savoy Musical | $1,000,000 |
| Ignite Irving, TX | National Young Women's Initiative Partnership | $122,481 |
| Avance Inc San Antonio, TX | Quality Child Care Matters (QCCM) program | $100,000 |
| Center for Transforming Lives Fort Worth, TX | Early Childhood Education Program | $100,000 |
| Delighted to Doula Birth Services Dallas, TX | Harris County expansion | $100,000 |
| TCU Development Fort Worth, TX | TCU 2025 Ventures Award | $100,000 |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation Arlington, TX | Funds remaining from DAF closure will be sent to Texas Healt | $79,689 |
| Truth Pregnancy Resource Center Dallas, TX | General Operations. Remaining fund balance from Boone DAF cl | $76,778 |
| Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center Inc Dallas, TX | general operations | $75,000 |
| Healthy Futures of Texas San Antonio, TX | To support health education efforts throughout TX | $65,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,256,669 | $4,433,198 | $6,506,030 | $3,126,556 | 62 | $1,016,134 |
| 2024 | $27,613,318 | $4,372,454 | $8,701,102 | $4,756,259 | 190 | $1,142,554 |
| 2023 | $32,150,426 | $8,499,432 | $10,499,211 | $4,657,118 | 130 | $1,074,547 |
| 2022 | $33,197,240 | $8,443,158 | $11,238,605 | $6,770,942 | 174 | $1,323,365 |
| 2021 | $42,374,126 | $10,527,115 | $15,177,948 | $10,229,285 | 258 | $2,837,665 |
| 2020 | $43,148,545 | $20,487,888 | $12,271,837 | $7,643,996 | 161 | $3,376,372 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to remove barriers to women’s economic security, stability, and success through targeted research and advocacy, intentional grantmaking, and leadership programs. Its stated focus areas include childcare access, healthcare access, education, and leadership. Its 2023 filing describes work addressing affordable childcare, stable housing, healthcare access, and educational and leadership development.
The Foundation’s 2026 Community Grant Cycle guidelines allowed eligible organizations to request capacity-building, general operating, or program/project support. General operating applicants had to be primarily dedicated to helping women, girls, and their families; a proposed program or project had to primarily and uniquely benefit them.
Examples of supported organizations include Center for Transforming Lives, whose mission is to help women, children, and families move from poverty to independence; AVANCE, which describes its work as creating economic mobility pathways for predominantly Latino families through two-generation programming; and Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, which describes its mission as promoting housing justice and stability by providing tenant-rights legal services. These are the organizations’ own descriptions of their missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 62 itemized grants totaling $3,126,556. Grant amounts ranged from $5,750 to $1,000,000, with a median of $31,000. The Foundation’s website separately reports more than $5 million in grantmaking in its most recent fiscal year, including $900,000 through its Annual Community Grants Cycle.
The largest reported 2025 grants included $1,000,000 to Documentary Arts Inc. for “Stompin’ at the Savoy Musical”; $122,481 to Ignite for the National Young Women’s Initiative Partnership; and $100,000 each to AVANCE for its Quality Child Care Matters program, Center for Transforming Lives for its Early Childhood Education Program, Delighted to Doula Birth Services for a Harris County expansion, and TCU Development for the TCU 2025 Ventures Award. Other notable awards included $75,000 to Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center for general operations and $65,000 to Healthy Futures of Texas to support health education efforts in Texas.
The 2026 Community Grant Cycle guidelines described a 12-month grant period from May 2026 to May 2027, a maximum request of $40,000, and a limit of one proposal per organization. Eligible applicants were current 501(c)(3) public charities serving women, girls, and their families in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, and immediate surrounding counties. Applicants to the Mrs. H.L. (Ruth Ray) Hunt Memorial Fund also needed a current or historical tie to a faith or religious institution. The 2026 deadline was January 20, 2026, and has passed. The website described a new Letter of Inquiry process for the 2027 cycle, with an opening date of September 8, 2026, which has also passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carrie F Parsons as Board Chair; Hattie Hill as Secretary; Lisette Mendez as Treasurer and Finance Chair; and Cristina Zertuche Wong as Chair Elect. Other listed directors were Aracely Muoz, Chrysta Castaneda, Constance K Babikian, Darcy L Cowell, Debbie Rollins, and Debra H Johnson Esq.
Texas Women's Foundation is led by Dena Jackson, Interim President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dena Jackson
Interim President & CEO
COO → Interim President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$193K (2020) → $164K (2025)
Karen Hughes White
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$196K (2025)
Carrie F Parsons
Board Director & Board Chair
Director → Chair Elect, 2023
Chair Elect → Board Director & Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Rollins
Board Director & Audit Committee Chair
Director → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Board Director & Audit Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Maxwell
Board Director, Research & Advocacy Chair
Board Director → Board Director & Advocacy Chair, 2024
Board Director & Advocacy Chair → Board Director, Research & Advocacy Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darcy L Cowell
Board Director & Leadership Development Committee Chair
Director → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Board Director & Leadership Development Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gowri N Sharma
Board Director & Programs Chair
Director → Programs Chair, 2023
Programs Chair → Board Director & Programs Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah R Saldana
Board Director & Grants Committee Chair
Director → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Board Director & Grants Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon M Teicher
Board Director & Investment Advisory Committee Chair
Director → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Board Director & Investment Advisory Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jana Etheridge
Board Director & Governance Chair
Board Director → Board Director & Governance Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisette Mendez
Board Director, Treasurer & Finance Chair
Board Director & Finance Co-Chair → Board Director, Treasurer & Finance Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chrysta Castaneda
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra H. Hunter Johnson Esq.
Board Director
Director → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hattie Hill
Board Director & Secretary
Director → Board Director, 2023
Board Director → Board Director & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neena Newberry
Board Director
Director → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia L Miller
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis F. Bernstein
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah K Miller
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Orth
Board Director
Director & Treasurer → Finance Chair, 2023
Finance Chair → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sakina R Foster
Board Director
Board Director → Board Director & Finance Co-Chair, 2024
Board Director & Finance Co-Chair → Board Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon S Thompson
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Constance K Babikian
Board Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Zertuche Wong
Board Director & Chair Elect
Board Director → Board Director & Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aracely Muoz
Board Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Tucker
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Jao
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renda Mathew
Board Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Valadez
Vice President, Mission & Grants
Associate Vice President - Programs → Associate Vice President & Programs, 2024
Associate Vice President & Programs → Vice President, Mission & Grants, 2025
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $118K (2025)
Lisa De La Garza
Senior Vice President, Grants & Programs
Vice President - Programs → Senior Vice President, Grants & Programs, 2024
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $109K (2025)
Barbara H Hall
CFO
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Joy M Busch
Vice President & Corporate Partnerships
Associate Vice President & Corporate Partnerships → Vice President & Corporate Partnerships, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$143K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Kristyn Senters
Vice President, Communications & Engagement
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Former officers (61)
- Former: Bonnie Clinton (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Charmaine Tang (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Cynthia G Marshall (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Dawn Hooper (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Effie B Dennison (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Elizabeth C Phillips (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Hilda C Galavan (2020–2024) — Board Director & Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Keri A Kaiser (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Laura S Nieto (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Lissa Smith (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Michelle M. Hudson (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Priya Rathod (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Rachel Vinson (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Samantha Dwinell (2020–2024) — Board Director & Investment Advisory Chair
- Former: Sara G Duran (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Stacey Dore (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: V Bonner Allen (2020–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Ashley Harris (2021–2024) — Vice President & Development
- Former: Avery Belyeu (2021–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Holly Reed (2021–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Zeenat Sidi (2021–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Julie Ramirez (2022–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Michelynn Woodward (2022–2024) — President & Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Veree H Hawkins Brown (2022–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Gwen A Parker (2023–2024) — Board Director
- Former: Elizabeth Asturi (2024) — Board Director
- Former: Jeanne Marie Heinen (2024) — Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Sara Madsen Miller (2020–2023) — Board Director
- Former: Ashley Lindsay Associate Vp - (2023) — Annual Giving
- Former: Ashley Lindsay (2020–2022) — Associate Vice President - Annual Giving
- Former: Beverly Goulet (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Biry (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Montgomery (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Roslyn Dawson Thompson (2020–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Virginia Rose (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: A. Shonn Brown (2021–2022) — Director & Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Gwendolyn A. Parker (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Michelle M. Hudson Cpm (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Alston Director (2022) — Co-Chair CEO Search Committee
- Former: Cynthia G. Marshall Director (2022) — Co-Chair CEO Search Committee
- Former: Rachel Vinson Director (2022) — Investment Advisory Committee Chair
- Former: Cheryl Alston (2020–2021) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Healy (2020–2021) — Director & Advocacy Committee Chair
- Former: Jane A. Rose Esq. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Karen J. Simon (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret Keliher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Toni Munoz-Hunt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Angeline L. Bain Pc (2021) — Director
- Former: Beverly Goulet Director (2021) — Investment Advisory Committee Chair
- Former: Julia A. Simon (2021) — Director
- Former: Angeline L. Bain (2020) — Director
- Former: Caren K. Lock (2020) — Director & Past Chair
- Former: Diane H. Reeves (2020) — Director
- Former: Dianne C. Saslaw (2020) — Director
- Former: Judy Sherman (2020) — Director
- Former: Lael Brodsky (2020) — Director
- Former: Lauren Blitzer (2020) — Associate Vice President - Programs
- Former: Mary Hatcher (2020) — Director
- Former: Shawna D. Wilson (2020) — Director & Chair Governance Committee
- Former: Shonn S. Brown (2020) — Director & Chair
- Former: Wei Wei Jeang (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $196K, to Karen Hughes White (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Texas Women's Foundation
How much does Texas Women's Foundation give each year?
Texas Women's Foundation gave $3.1M across 62 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.8M across 190 grants.
What is Texas Women's Foundation's typical grant size?
Texas Women's Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $31,000, and its average grant was $50,428, across 62 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Texas Women's Foundation that year got $38K on average.
Where does Texas Women's Foundation give grants?
Texas Women's Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (35 grants), Ft Worth, TX (3 grants), San Antonio, TX (2 grants) and Denton, TX (2 grants).
Does Texas Women's Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 29% of Texas Women's Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 62) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Texas Women's Foundation's largest grantees?
Texas Women's Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Documentary Arts Inc ($1,000,000), Ignite ($122,481) and Avance Inc ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Texas Women's Foundation?
Texas Women's Foundation reported $26.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.
What does Texas Women's Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to remove barriers to women’s economic security, stability, and success through targeted research and advocacy, intentional grantmaking, and leadership programs. Its stated focus areas include childcare access, healthcare access, education, and leadership. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Texas Women's Foundation?
Texas Women's Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check txwf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Texas Women's Foundation's EIN?
Texas Women's Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2048261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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